Cardiff City vs Derby County prediction and preview

Cardiff City vs Derby County

Championship · Tuesday 2 March 2027, 19:45 UTC · Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff

Cardiff City · Derby County · Championship predictions

Cardiff City host Derby County in the Championship on Tuesday 2 March 2027, kick-off 19:45 UTC at Cardiff City Stadium. Cardiff City are 18th in the table with 15 points from 14, while Derby County are 23rd in the table with 7 points from 14.

Cardiff City come into the game with a D-L-W-D-W run in the league (2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5), while Derby County's recent sequence reads L-L-D-L-L. Over their last 6, Cardiff City have scored 2.0 and conceded 1.8 goals per game, with 5 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Derby County average 0.7 scored and 2.5 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.

Head to head, Cardiff City have 5 wins to Derby County's 2 across 10 meetings, with 3 draws. Those games averaged 2.5 goals, 5 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 6. The most recent meeting, on 22 Aug 2026, ended Derby County 2-2 Cardiff City.